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LONDON Nov 15 (Reuters) - British oil company BP Plc
pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges relating to its
2010 oil spill and agreed to pay an extra $4.5 billion on top of
the tens of billions it is already paying out.

BP said it would plead guilty to 11 felony counts of
misconduct or neglect relating to the death of 11 workers, one
misdemeanor count under the Clean Water Act, one misdemeanor
count under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and one felony count
of obstruction of Congress.